Heerenveen, Netherlands (My Sportsbook) - An 87th-minute goal from Niklas Tarvajarvi carried Heerenveen over Roda 1-0 at Abe Lenstra Stadion on Friday to open the Eredivisie weekend play in a match that propelled the hosts four- points clear of their opposition at the final whistle.

Heerenveen came into the fixture on the wings of a 3-1 victory to second-place AZ Alkmaar last weekend, while Roda entered on a three-game unbeaten streak, including a tough 3-2 victory over fellow leaguer NAC.

This game acts as a prelude to a weekend filled with Dutch contests, including first-place PSV Eindhoven heading to Groningen on Saturday with the visitors hoping to capture their 10th-straight triumph.

On the opposite side of the pitch, Groningen comes off three losses in four games, with 16 goals scored in the back of its own net, only tallying seven of its own.

The good news for the hosts appears on the injury list, as head coach Ronald Koeman won't be able to see the services of John de Jong due to a knee injury, Mika Vayrynen, suffering from a hamstring issue, or Diego Tardelli, whose ankle is not 100-percent.

The tussle marks the 1700th time PSV has stepped on the pitch for a Eredivisie contest, as the visitors look for redemption of last year's 1-0 defeat between the clubs.

In the other Saturday fixtures, NAC Breda hosts Excelsior Rotterdam with the home squad looking to change ways after a winless six-match stint in league play, standing only three points above the relegation zone. Heracles Almelo hopes to make Sparta Rotterdam the fool for a second-straight year, as the hosts look to repeat their victorious status after beating Sparta 1-0 on April Fool's Day last season, while NEC Nijmegen strives to keep up its winning ways, following last week's 3-0 triumph against Groningen, when it welcomes in FC Utrecht.

In Eredivisie's Sunday action, only a point separates third-place Ajax Amsterdam and AZ Alkmaar when the two face-off at Amsterdam ArenA, while cellar-squad Den Haag take on 29-point-holding Feyenoord Rotterdam. RKC Waalwijk looks to leapfrog Vitesse Arnhem when it heads into Gelredome, as third-from-the-bottom Willem II Tilburg plays host to fourth-from-the-top FC Twente.

SATURDAY

NAC Breda -Excelsior Rotterdam

FC Groningen - PSV Eindhoven

Heracles Almelo - Sparta Rotterdam

NEC Nijmegen - FC Utrecht

SUNDAY

Ajax Amsterdam - AZ Alkmaar

Feyenoord Rotterdam - Den Haag

Vitesse Arnhem - RKC Waalwijk

Willem II Tilburg - FC Twente Enschede